WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Block User Account < 2.0.1 - Subscriber+ Account Block Bypass via Application Passwords
Description
The plugin does not enforce its account block on every authentication path, allowing a blocked user who holds an application password created before the block to retain their full role-level read and write access through the REST API.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
AUTHBYPASS
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Farid Narimanov
Submitter
Farid Narimanov
Submitter website
Submitter twitter
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-08-06 (about 4 days ago)
Added
2026-08-06 (about 3 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-08-06 (about 3 days ago)